Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS : RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
Sir Charles Forbes of Forbes Castle (fl. 1857), Invercauld
1887 copy after an original of Sep 1857Carbon print | 15.1 x 11.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906661
Photograph of a full length portrait of Sir Charles Forbes seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He rests his right hand on a walking stick. He wears Highland dress and a Tam O'Shanter hat. He sits in front of a striped canvas that hangs in the background.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
15.1 x 11.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Sir Charles Forbes of Forbes Castle, Invercauld, 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Social sciences
